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Some tennis hearthrobs survive in Paris, others do not…

Once again, Andy Roddick is an American in Paris with feet of cllay. He crashed out earlier today in the first round of the French Open despite being ranked third in the world. It’s a shame. Maybe he needed those fake muscles that were photoshopped onto his recent Men’s Fitness cover? Anyway, he should still do just fine nextg month at Wimbledon where he has twice been the runner up. Meanwhile, his fellow American James Blake, ranked 9th, also lost as did the fifth seed, Spaniard Fernando Gonzalez who had made the Australian Open final in January.
But on the bright side, top-seeded Roger Federer won as did two-time defending champ Rafael Nadal, former number one Lleyton Hewitt and, one of my personal favorites, the appealing Russian, Marat Safin (pictured below), former winner of the U.S. Open and the Australian Open…